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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The NCAA quarterfinal matchup between second-ranked UCLA and
fifth-ranked North Carolina lived up to its billing Saturday night as the
Bruins advanced to the NCAA College Cup for the first time since 2009, beating
the Tar Heels 1-0 in double overtime at Fetzer Field.

UNC saw its
season end at 20-5 as it lost an NCAA quarterfinal game for the first time in
history (26-1-1 in quarterfinal contests).
The Bruins, whose only loss was a 1-0 setback to UNC on September 6,
improved to 21-1-2 with their first ever victory over the Tar Heels in nine
meetings between the two teams.

It was an
evenly played game between the two teams.
Both squads had 11 shots and UCLA had a 4-1 edge in corner kicks. Katelyn Rowland made four saves while
recording the clean sheet for the Bruins.
Anna Sieloff made a career high seven saves in her final game in the Tar
Heel uniform.

Taylor
Smith scored the game-winning goal for the Bruins on a breakaway in the 102nd
minute. A ball was sent from the midfield
line that found Smith in stride behind the UNC defense. Smith's initial shot from inside the penalty
area was knocked down by Sieloff but the ball pinged directly back to Smith her
to poked it inside the right post at 101:31 of the match.

Carolina
had to make a defensive adjustment heading into the second overtime as starting
defender Katie Bowen was taken off the field in an ambulance with an
undisclosed injury with 49 seconds left in the first overtime. Bowen was conscious and alert when she the
field to be taken to UNC Hospitals for further evaluation.

The Bruins
flighted their through ball to Smith past the area where Bowen normally patrols
the middle of the 4-2-3-1 defensive shape.

Sieloff's
seven saves were two more than she had ever had in a Carolina uniform. After UNC outshot the Bruins 7-3 in the first
half, UCLA had an 8-4 edge in shots after halftime, including a 4-1 edge in
overtime.

Carolina's
best chances to score came in the last minute of the first half when Crystal
Dunn's shot from 15 yards was blocked by the Bruin defense, which has allowed
only seven goals in 24 games this season.
Kealia Ohai's shots off a corner kick at 80:39 was the next best chance
the Tar Heels had but it just missed the right post. Dunn, who suffered a high ankle sprain 10
minutes into last Sunday's match against Texas A&M, was limited to 27
minutes due to the injury.

The College
Cup matchups next weekend in Cary, N.C., will feature four teams seeking their
first ever NCAA Championships in the sport - Virginia vs. UCLA in one semifinal
and Florida State and Virginia Tech in the other semifinal. Carolina has won 21 of the previous 31
championships and the Cavaliers, Hokies and Seminoles will all be seeking to
become the first ACC other than Carolina to win the title.

Carolina
will look to rebound in 2014 with a much younger squad, but one expected to
still be very athletic. Saturday night
marked the final games for six UNC starters - forward Kealia Ohai, midfielders
Crystal Dunn, Meg Morris and Kelly McFarlane, defender Megan Brigman and
goalkeeper Anna Sieloff.